A Los Angeles dognapper who was caught on video speeding away with a French bulldog while the pet’s owner desperately clung to the hood of the car has been arrested, police say.
Los Angeles police arrested Sadie Slater, 21, in Inglewood on Saturday in connection with the dog theft and set her bail at $70,000, ABC 7 reported.
It was not immediately clear whether the dog, a black Merle French bulldog with spotted fur and different colored eyes named Onyx, was found or returned to its owner.
The brazen daytime dog kidnapping unfolded around 2:30 p.m. on Jan. 18, when Onyx’s owner, Ali Zacharias, was enjoying lunch with her pup at the Whole Foods at Grand Avenue and Eighth Street and a stranger He started calling his dog.
The strange woman then grabbed Onyx’s leash and began walking away with him, something Zacharias told local news outlet KTLA he initially thought was a mistake.
Ali Zacharias tries to stop a woman in a car that starts speeding with her beloved French bulldog Onyx. KTLA 5
“I didn’t think anyone was stealing my dog,” Zacharias said. “I thought it was a misunderstanding, so I said, ‘That’s my dog.’ Excuse me,’ and she wasn’t listening.”
The thief then got into a getaway car that was waiting nearby. Zacharias tried to get in but said the car was full with four other people inside. They pushed her out and closed the doors, he said.
Panicking, Zacharias stood in front of the car while screaming for help, but “nobody came,” he said.
Onyx has spotted black and white fur and two different colored eyes. KTLA 5
“The next thing I knew, the car hit me and I fell on the hood,” he told the outlet.
Witness Harrison Pessy, who took footage of the ordeal, said he was walking down the street when he heard screeching tires and a woman screaming. He then saw the white vehicle flying down the street as Zacharias clung to the hood for dear life.
“It was horrible,” Zacharias recalled. “As [the driver] I started going faster and faster and I thought, ‘I’m about to die.’ This is my death. Right now. I’m about to die.’ “
Photos of a suspect show a woman wearing purple sweatpants and a gray sweatshirt. Los Angeles Police
The suspects drove several blocks with Zacharias on top of their hood before a sharp curve violently threw her to the ground.
She reported the incident to Los Angeles police, who searched the area for surveillance footage of the robbery and escape.
Police described the vehicle as a newer white Kia Forte sedan with a missing hubcap on the front driver’s side.
Zacharias ended up on the hood of the car while speeding down the street with his dog. Instagram/UD4U
Authorities released a photo at the time of a woman wearing a gray hoodie and purple sweatpants who they said they believed was the suspect. It is unclear if this is Slater.
At least one other suspect has been described as a man in his 20s.
French bulldog puppies, now the most popular dog in the country, routinely cost more than $1,000.
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